Commissioners considering bids on Wildcat Creek bridge

Logjam damage will cost county another $2 million

10:55 PM,
Nov. 4, 2013

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The cost of replacing the damaged bridge over Wildcat Creek on County Road 100 North comes with a $2 million price tag.

Tippecanoe County commissioners opened five bids Monday to replace the span, which was damaged by a logjam after heavy rains in April. The logs backed up on the bridge's pilings, damaging the steel supports.

The bids ranged from $1.9 million to $2.4 million. Commissioners took the bids under advisement. ...